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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z68X-UD4-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-G43 (B3)

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 33identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD4-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE Z68X-UD4-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE Z68X-UD4-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) (4 vs 2). Audio chip: Realtek ALC889 on the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD4-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Realtek ALC887 on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3). BIOS type: AWARD on the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD4-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, UEFI on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3).

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 7
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0

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GIGABYTE

Z68X-UD4-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

Model Z68X-UD4-B3

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MSI

Z68A-G43 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers74
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Digital audio optical outDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAWARDUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z68 (B3)

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